After being fired, I became the light of medicine

Chapter 33 I'm Not as Good as Him
Zhang Yang paused and continued:

"When I was in primary school, my teacher often asked us a question: What is my ideal?"

"My dream is to be a doctor, because I think doctors can save many patients."

"When I grew up, I realized that excellent doctors are indeed important, but behind the doctors, the drugs that can treat various diseases are more important."

"But in fact, as early as the last century, our pharmaceutical industry was already extremely backward."

"In the 50s, we were still unable to purify penicillin; in the 60s, we even had to use our gold reserves to purchase streptomycin. Even now, we are still using a large number of second- and third-line drugs developed by foreign countries in the s and s!"

"Some people may say that we are using drugs from the 70s and s, but haven't we raised the average age of the people across the country to over ?"

"Yes, the number of people who get seriously ill is indeed small, but do those who unfortunately get sick really deserve to die?"

"They could have received better drug treatments, but because our domestic pharmaceutical level is extremely low, they can only use outdated drugs whose therapeutic effects are far lower than those abroad, and eventually they die because there is no medicine available!"

"Well, even now, even in the past decade, with major global pharmaceutical companies entering the country, has our drug problem been solved?"

"no!"

"7800 yuan for a box of 'Avatrombopag'!"

"5500 yuan a box of gefitinib!"

"Gleevec costs 26000 yuan a box!"

"Among all the drugs, which one can we ordinary people afford?"

"If we ordinary people are unfortunate enough to suffer from a serious disease, at the very least, we will lose everything we have saved in our lifetime to treat the disease. At the worst, our wives and children will be separated and our families will be destroyed. Such cases are not uncommon!"

Zhang Yang paused for the first time.

"Can we expect foreign pharmaceutical companies to have a change of heart and lower their prices?"

"impossible!"

"'Avatrombopag' has been in China for more than three years. Has its price been reduced?"

"Won't the price of Gleevec drop because its patent expires in 2013?"

"No! They won't lower the price until there is competition and the patent expires!"

“Because we are so backward!”

"It's so backward that almost all the top drugs for almost all diseases are developed and monopolized by foreign pharmaceutical companies!"

"We are so backward that foreign countries are using the world's top treatment drugs, but we can only use conventional drugs from 20 or 30 years ago!"

"They have strangled our lifeline!"

"And now, I think at least in the field of blood diseases and platelet treatment, we have caught up and can provide some help to the Chinese people, helping them to at least not lose their fortunes or fall back into poverty because of platelet diseases."

As he spoke, Zhang Yang took a deep breath and looked at the leaders, colleagues, reporters, and representatives from major hospitals who were invited to the stage:
"Now, I officially announce the retail price of Qingshan Pharmaceutical's 'Qingshan Avatrombopag Tablets':"

“1599 yuan a box!”

1599 yuan a box?!

As soon as the words fell, the entire press conference fell silent. Except for Ren Xiaomin, everyone stood there in a daze, with shock on their faces!
After a few seconds of silence, thunderous applause suddenly broke out!

"Fuck, that's awesome, Mr. Zhang!"

"Did I hear you right, Mr. Zhang? 1599 yuan a box?"

Listening to the heated responses from the audience, Zhang Yang let out a breath.

After a few seconds, he gently pressed his hands down towards the crowd, and the cheers from the audience gradually died down. "1599 yuan is just our retail price."

"'Qingshan Avatrombopag Tablets' is a member of the 'Seedling Project'. According to the agreement, once the Medical Insurance Bureau includes us in the medical insurance catalogue, the purchase price of the medical insurance will be 480 yuan!"

"That is to say, even if Qingshan Avatropa is a Class B reimbursable drug, all patients participating in the medical insurance will only need to pay 30% of the self-paid proportion, a total of 192 yuan to purchase Qingshan Avatropapa Tablets!"

192 yuan!
The faint discussion that had originally been going on in the audience suddenly stopped, as if all the sounds were suddenly cut off.

Silence quickly enveloped the entire press conference, and even the air seemed to freeze.

One second, two seconds, three seconds,
A crisp applause rang out, and then applause ten times warmer than before resounded throughout the entire conference hall!

Zhou Hai from the Innovative Drug Support Center sat in the first row. After being surprised twice in a row, he couldn’t help but smile.

"Zhang Yang... No wonder he didn't tell me the price after asking me several times. It turns out he wanted to go big!"

"I didn't expect it! The retail price is 1599 yuan, and the collective purchase price is 480 yuan. This price is enough to shock everyone, right?"

"Mr. Yu from the Medical Insurance Bureau must be laughing so hard that his face is about to break. How much medical insurance funds has this saved them?!"

As he thought about it, Zhou Hai smiled even brighter. Looking at Zhang Yang's figure on the stage, he couldn't help but whisper with relief:
"Zhang Yang, well done!"

Zhou Hai was still calm, but Lao Zhang and Lao Li in the media interview area were completely excited. They took out their favorite optical cameras and pressed the shutter buttons frantically to record this historic moment!
During the break in filming, Lao Li panted happily and asked:
"Old Zhang, what do you think of our General Manager Zhang?!"

"Old Li, you're asking me? What qualifications do I have to comment on Mr. Zhang?!"

Mr. Zhang, who was wearing glasses, stopped taking pictures.

"We thought the price would be at least 5000 or 6000 yuan, but Mr. Zhang came up with a big one! The retail price is 1599 yuan, and after it is included in the medical insurance, the patient only needs 192 yuan! Who the hell could have thought of this? How many patients' lives can this save?"

"Yes!"

Old Li sighed:
"I really have to admit it. It's obvious that it would sell well if it was sold at 4000 or 5000 yuan, but Mr. Zhang only sold it for 1599 yuan! I doubt whether he can recover the cost."

"Lao Zhang, to be honest, this is the first time in all the years I've been a medical reporter that I feel that pharmaceutical companies are selling their drugs too cheaply and they should raise the prices!!"

Speaking of this, Lao Zhang seemed to be touched.

He pushed the black-framed glasses on his nose and looked at Zhang Yang.

“So, some people are born to be great!”

As he said this, he picked up the camera again.

"No more talking. I'm going to take a few more photos of Mr. Zhang and I'm going to pick the best one to put on our front page!"

"Yes! You are right!"

Lao Li also took a deep breath and took action:
"We can't help with anything else, but we will definitely do this job beautifully for Mr. Zhang! This is the only thing we can do for them!"

After saying that, the two's originally laughing expressions instantly turned serious, and the look they showed towards Zhang Yang was not only admiration but also respect!
At this moment, they felt that everything they did seemed to be endowed with special meaning!
The words and actions of the two were all seen by Su Wenping who was standing aside, but at this moment he had not yet completely recovered from the shock of the 1599 yuan.

Compared with Lao Zhang and Lao Li, the two medical journalists, as one of the senior executives of Hengrui Medicine, he understands Tsingshan Pharmaceutical better and understands how much Zhang Yang sacrificed in making this decision.

"call"

He let out a breath softly.

Before the press conference, I thought I paid enough attention to patients and had a clear vision for the benefits, but now...

He looked up at Zhang Yang, but quickly lowered his head and whispered:

"I'm not as good as him!"

(End of this chapter)